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A.- F. MOLITOR. FASTENING FOR HARROW TEETH.

Patented Feb. 19,1895.

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NIT-ED STATES PATENT FFICE.

ARON F. MOLITOR, OF LANSING, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE E. BEMENT & SONS,OF SAME PLACE.

FASTENING FOR HARRO'W-TEETH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,567, dated February19, 1 895.

Application filed December 12, 1894. Serial No. 581,590. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARON F. MOLITOR, of Lansing, in the county of Inghamand State of Michigan, have invented a new and use- 5 ful Improvement inFastenings for Harr0w- Teeth, of which'the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fastenings for harrow teeth, and consists in theimprovements IO hereinafter described and pointed outin the claims.

Figure 1 is an end view of the fastening embodying my invention, aportion of a harrow tooth being shown secured in place; and

Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section, the

section being taken on the line X X, Fig. 1.

My invention is applicable to that kind of a harrow inwhich the teethare fastened to tubular rods which are supported on the frame.

A is a portion of one of said tubular rods. B is a metal clip. The clipB is provided with an aperture 0, which extends transversely across it,and is open at the bottom. The aperture 0 is of a width equal to thediameter of the rod A, and is formed at the top to fit the surface ofsaid rod.

D E are holes formed in the side of the clip B, and extending from theends of said clip 0 into the aperture 0. Said holes are, opposite inplace is as follows: The clip B is placed over the rod A, at the placewhere it is desired to secure the tooth, said rod coming with in theaperture 0. The set screw F is screwed through the hole G. The end ofthe harrow tooth is then passed under the rod A, through the holes D andE. Said set screw is then screwed down against the inside of the'rod A,at the bottom and setup tight, thus forcso ing the rod A against theharrow-tooth and the tooth against the lower walls of the holes D and E,and clamping the tooth firmly in place.

It will be noticed that the clamping point of the set-screw F is closeto the opposing clamping surface, and that it is impossible for the clipB to work loose so as toslide along upon the rod A.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is'

1. The combination of the clip B, the set screw F, the tubular rod A,and the harrow tooth H, said setscrew passing through the wall of therod A, setting up against the inside of said rod, and clamping saidtooth between said rod and a portion of said block, substantially asshown and described.

2. In combination with the frame rod of a harrowa clip adapted tostraddle said rod and having openings at right angles to said rod toreceive the harrow tooth, a screw bolt threaded in said clip, and a holein the upper wall of said rod to allowthe screw bolt to 5 impingeagainst the inner side of the lower wall, substantially as shown anddescribed.

ARON MOLITOR.

Wit n esses:

OsoAR HOLMSTEDT, W. O. WALDING.

